Academy converter · Thurrock

Belmont Castle Academy

3–11Ages
691Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139105URN

Parker Road, Grays, RM17 5YN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.4 below Thurrock median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Thurrock

170 applications for 90 places · 29th of 38 in Thurrock

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Thurrock 69% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 27 January 2026Published 5 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

27 January 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
26 May 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Thurrock median (2.3) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

170 applications · 90 places offered · 88 named it first

2026 1.9; Thurrock median median 2.3
2025 1.9; Thurrock median median 2.2
2024 2.2; Thurrock median median 2.2
2023 1.8; Thurrock median median 2.1
2022 1.8; Thurrock median median 2.1
2021 1.9; Thurrock median median 2.0
2020 2.1; Thurrock median median 2.1
2019 1.8; Thurrock median median 2.1
2018 1.6; Thurrock median median 1.9
2017 2.1; Thurrock median median 2.2
2016 2.4; Thurrock median median 2.0
2015 2.3; Thurrock median median 1.9
2014 2.2; Thurrock median median 1.6

This school
Thurrock median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	90	170	1.9	88	0.98
Sep 2025	90	169	1.9	79	0.88
Sep 2024	89	191	2.2	94	1.06
Sep 2023	85	156	1.8	71	0.84
Sep 2022	89	161	1.8	87	0.98
Sep 2021	89	171	1.9	81	0.91
Sep 2020	90	185	2.1	102	1.13
Sep 2019	90	164	1.8	80	0.89
Sep 2018	87	141	1.6	83	0.95
Sep 2017	90	186	2.1	108	1.20
Sep 2016	90	215	2.4	137	1.52
Sep 2015	90	209	2.3	113	1.26
Sep 2014	90	197	2.2	118	1.31

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 73% · Maths 82% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%19th of 39 in Thurrock

Thurrock 69% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Thurrock 80% England 78%

Higher standard53%

Thurrock 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Thurrock 82% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Thurrock 19% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Thurrock 83% England 77%

Higher standard48%

Thurrock 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Thurrock median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	69%	11%	108	108
2023/24	60%	13%	106	105
2022/23	57%	8%	104	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Belmont Castle AcademyThis school
This school

2026

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Harris Primary Academy Mayflower
1.2 km · Thurrock

Standards maintained2024

2.3applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred
1.2 km · Thurrock

Standards maintained2025

3.7applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Quarry Hill Academy
1.4 km · Thurrock

Remains Outstanding2022

5.4applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Tudor Court Primary School
1.4 km · Thurrock

Good2023

2.6applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Thurrock

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Warren Primary School
1.5 km · Thurrock

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Thameside Primary School
2.0 km · Thurrock

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
West Thurrock Academy
2.2 km · Thurrock

Good2022

2.1applications per place 83%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139105 · 883/2542
Trust: Belmont Castle Academy
Capacity: 660 pupils · 691 on roll
Free school meals: 18.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2012
Replaced: Stifford Primary School (URN 114885)
Address: Parker Road, Grays, RM17 5YN
Local authority: Thurrock

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources